baseballprospectus.com - 2/1/2008
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A brief rundown of some recent things on Jay`s mind, including Jim Rice, David Justice, and the Brewers` infield defense.
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Clearing the Bases--Prospects, not PEDs
The Futility Infielder —
... , I switched gears for this week's Prospectus Hit and Run . I tied up up a few loose ends by revisiting the 2013 Hall of Fame ballot, the close-but-no-cigar crew who topped Jim Rice's 72.2 percent, and correcting myself regarding a slip on David Justice. Finally, I turned my attention to the forthcoming season via a topic I covered in the forthcoming Baseball Prospectus 2008 (which ships February 18), namely the Brewers' abysmal defense: As I wrote a few months back, the Brewers finished 28th out of 30 teams in ...
Friday Notes (Late Night Version)
The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog —
... –about how Milwaukee’s signing of Mike Cameron and resultant shifting of Bill Hall to 3B and Ryan Braun to LF will improve the Brewers’ overall defense. On Friday, Jay Jaffe of Baseball Prospectus (subscription req’d) tried to gauge what that improvement might be. ...
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CONGRESS, CLEMENS' AGENT TALK —
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